HANGING WALL


Meaning of HANGING WALL in English

1. Mining. the underside of the wall rock overlying a vein or bed of ore. Cf. footwall (def. 1).

2. Geol. a mass of rock overhanging a fault plane.

[ 1770-80 ]

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